Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-04-14
NEWS.
A $25O,0O0 Fire at St. Augustine,
Florida.
AN ELECTION BOARD ARRESTED FOR TAM.
PERINa WITH A BAlLoI.Box.
Dynamite Cartridges Discovered With
the Pan Handle Robbers.
DEATH OF LIEUT.. Y. MORRIS, OF TIE
UNITED STATES NAVY.
The Wall Paper Establishment Of j.hn ]
Mcarata Burned.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
An Extensive COn6aSratiOn.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, April 13.-An
alarm was given at 3:15 this morning
for a fire in the laundry of the st.
Augustine Hotel. The flames spread
rapidly to the kitchen, and then to the
main part of the building. The fire
department consisted of a hook and
ladder, truck and one steam engine,
and it was impossible to do anything
to save the hotel, which vas already
wrapped in flames. The guests, mum
bering 90, and 40 servants, with the
exception of one laundry woman,
Bridget Barry, escaped the flames. 1t
then communicated to the Edwards
House, the cottage of the Planters
House, and to the Florida House an
mex, the next building to the First Ma
tional Bank, and one Of the Oldest
land marks in the city. The old Span
ish Cathedral, just west of the st.
Augustine, the roof caught and soon
fell, destroying all the historical relics
/ III bIlc lIlteIlOI. lie Ouu ClIllltCo lCl
too, their last work being an alarm
which summoned the citizens to the
scene of a conhagration. At this time
the east wall of the St. Augustine
House fell, carrying the flames to the
Sinclair block, in which the stores and
shops were all completely destroyed.
Returning to the west side of the
street the flames reached the old
County Courthouse on the north,
which was totally destroyed. The
records, however, were removed and
saved. Several residences and build.
ings were also destroyed. At 7:30 the
fire was under control. The losses
will aggregate $250,000. The old Ca
thedral was built in 1893, and was in
use for purposes of worship up to the
time OF its destruction.
A Half Million Blaze Ina Chicago
CHICAGO, April l3.-Jobn J. Nc
Grath's wall paper house at 106 to 112
Wabash Avenue, and located in the
five-story marble front building, was
burned early this morning. The
stock is an entire loss, and the build
ing ir%reparably injured. Pipeman
Michael Divers was standing on the
fourth-story window, when a sheet Of
fame came out enyeloping him, and
he fell into the burning mass inside.
Lieut.. John Heberlie was climbing a
ladder to the second-story, when il
slipped and he fell to the sidewalk,
, crushing his skull. Capt. Fred Reese
: had his leg broken by a falling stone.
The fire was discovered at 1928.
When the firemen arrived it was in
the center of the building, but even
i. before the hose could be brought to
bear upon it the flames had jumped
from the story above, and below
seized quickly upon every inflammable
stuff with which the floors were
, loaded. A second and third alarm was
, turned in and 20 engines were soon
working upon the building. The fire.
men said they never before had seen
SO rapid and complete destruction of a
: large establishment. The fire was out at
5 o'clock, and owing to the exertions
of the firemen very little if any damage
was done to the adjoining build
ings. The loss is supposed to be
about 5000, 900 on the stock, and $780,
900 on the building. The insurance is
said to be small.
LATER-The loss on the stock is
found to be much greater than It first
supposed to be. 1t will aggregate
$400, O0O, with only $50 900 insurance.
The loss on the building is $40, 900,
fully insured.
A New Jersey Election BOard Ar.
JERSEY CRY, April 13.-The entire
Election Board OF the Eighth Precinct
of the Second District of Jersey City,
was arrested this afternoon for tamper-
ing with the ballot-box. At the noon
recess a policeman saw Clerk Dolan
putting a registry book into the ballot
box, the book containing about 80.
Democratic tickets. The tickets were
folded, and several dropped into the
box before the clerk could be arrested.
Murphy took the registry book out,
and it was found that rs tickets had
been carefully folded and placed be-
tween the leaves. A number of citi-
zens witnessed the attempt, and great
excitement prevailed for some time.
The officer sent for assistance, and the
entire Board, together with the ballot
box and registry book, was taken to
the police station. Subsequently II
new Election Board vas elected in the
precinct, and the voting proceeded as
usual. The prisoners were arraigned,
waived and examination, and were
held in 81 200 bail each, to appear be-
fore the Grand Jury.
Death Of Lieut.. v. MOrris
WATERFOWL, N. Y, April 3D.
Lieut.. ". Morris, a retired officer of
the United States Navy, and a grand
son Of Robert Morris, one of the sign
ers of the Declaration of Independence,
died at Sackett's Harbor Yesterday.
aged s. years. Morris entered the !